Amelia Mary Earhart
(July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead
January 5, 1939)
Aviation trailblazer Amelia Earhart became the first woman to
fly solo across the U.S. nonstop on this day in history, Aug. 24,
1932.
Earhart piloted her Lockheed Vega 5B from Los Angeles to
Newark in 19 hours and 5 minutes. She set an official U.S
record for women’s distance and time.
Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega 5B in the National Air
and Space Museum.